iCivics
I Civics: Cradle of Democracy Mini Lesson
No one person invented the kind of government that we have in the U.S. Check out two early governments that inspired the system that we have today: Athenian democracy, and the Roman Republic.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Ancient Greece Timeline for Kids
History Questions: Ancient Greece Timeline Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Naxos Digital Services
Naxos Digital Services: Antonio Soler
Naxos.com offers a biography on Antonio Soler as well as information on his keyboard and vocal music. The site also provides links to recommended recordings.
Other
Queen's University (Belfast): Bach Bibliography
A searchable database containing 21,000 reference records to the life and work of composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Provides a comprehensive roundup of publications about the composer/musican of interest to Bach scholars and...
Quia
Quia: Composer Fun
Choose one of four games (matching, concentration, flashcards, or a word search) to practice or review your knowledge of famous composers and their works.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Music for Kids: Famous Pianists
A site showing some of the worlds greatest piano players ever. Learn about famous pianist from all genres of music.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Kathleen Battle
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Kathleen Battle, an American opera singer, among the finest coloratura sopranos of her time.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Scenes From the Tale of Genji
This pair of screens illustrates scenes from four chapters of Japan's classic literary work, "The Tale of Genji", written by Murasaki Shikibu in around the tenth-eleventh centuries. View pictures of these scenes and read a description of...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Amy Beach
Short biography of Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, including information on her life and works.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger
New Advent page summarizing information on Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: George Frideric Handel Biography
Brief biographical sketch of German-born British composer, George Frideric Handel.
Yale University
Yale University: Open Yale Courses: The American Novel Since 1945
Access any one of twenty-five lectures, in audio, video, or text format, from a university-level course in American novels published after World War II, With coverage of Black Boy, Wise Blood, Lolita, On the Road, Franny and Zooey, and...
Other
Acropolis Museum
Follow this link to the online home of the Acropolis Museum, which opened to the public in June 2009. Holdings include weathered originals and reproductions, freestanding works of sculpture, architectural fragments, and other antiquities...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Plan of Olympia, 776 445 Bc
A plan of the ancient Greek sanctuary of Olympia, the site of the Olympic Games. Olympia is near the Peloponnese city of Elis. The plan shows the location of the stadium, gymnasium, temple, and other ancient features, including buildings...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: "Fur Traders Descending the Missouri"
A view of Bingham's "Fur Traders Descending the Missouri". Includes a description and ownership information as well.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Honore Daumier
A detailed biography of 19th century artist, Honore Daumier. Includes bibliographic references.
Other
Guild Music: Edvard Grieg
This resource provides a brief biography of Edvard Grieg, an international Scandanavian composer of the 19th century. Information is also given on his most famous work, "the Cello Sonata in A minor opus 36."
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev
Olga's Gallery: Modest Musorgsky
Olga's Gallery features a portrait of Modest Musorgsky.
Other
Charles Marie Widor
Another biography of Charles. Includes a picture and some general information.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Johann Sebastian Bach
Useful biographical information about the famous composer, Johann Sebastian Bach.
Other
Passions in Poetry Gerard Manley Hopkins
This site provides a brief biography of Victorian poet Gerard Manley Hopkins along with texts of many of his most famous poems.
Other
Minnesota News Council: Edvard Grieg
Great Norwegians from the Minnesota News Council provides several biographies of Edvard Grieg with links to music clips too. Lots of images as well.